Meddy dynamics and interaction with neighboring eddies southwest of Portugal: Observations and modeling

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 115, Issue 6, 2010, Pages

  Carton, X ^a   Daniault, N ^a   Alves, J ^b   Cherubin, L ^c   Ambar, I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE OCCIDENTALE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGY; OCEAN CURRENTS; SEA LEVEL; STORMS;

LONG TERM; LONG-TERM EVOLUTION; MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE; NUMERICAL MODELS; PORTUGAL; QUASI-GEOSTROPHIC; SEA LEVEL ANOMALY; SURFACE DRIFTER; THERMOHALINE; THREE-LAYER;

TRAJECTORIES;

MESOSCALE EDDY; NUMERICAL MODEL; QUASI-GEOSTROPHIC FLOW; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEA SURFACE SALINITY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; THERMOHALINE CIRCULATION;

PORTUGAL;

EID: 77954510965     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JC005646     Document Type: Article

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